Dimethylformamide → 2-(3-Tert-butyl-phenoxy)-3-methyl-5-nitro-pyridine

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A 50 ml two-necked round-bottomed flask equipped with a magnetic bar, a thermometer and a reflux condenser is charged with DMF (50 ml), 3-tert-butyl-phenol (1.5 g), 2-chloro-3-methyl-5-nitro-pyridine (1.73 g) and potassium carbonate (2.76 g). The reaction mixture is heated at 60° C. for 2 hours. After cooling the mixture to room temperature it is then poured into water (200 ml). The mixture is then extracted with ethylacetate (2×40 ml). The combined organic layers are dried over sodium sulfate, filtered and the solvent is removed in vacuo. Purification of this crude material by flash chromatography over silica gel with hexane/ethyl acetate 4:1 (v:v) gives 2.55 g of the compound as a yellow oil.

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